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The stock price is the bottom graph and implied volatility is on the upper graph.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Chip maker Nvidia —the world’s largest company—is testing the upper bounds of its recent monthslong range.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

That means the upper limit of U.S. oil exports is determined by the physical limitations of the nation’s ports, which have run close to their top capacity in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Hockey was a bruising, inelegant sport played in the frozen tundra of Canada and the upper Midwest when Vachon was traded from the Montreal Canadiens to the Kings in the winter of 1971.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

“I don’t want to hear it, Odilia,” Mamá warned, her upper lip getting thinner and tighter as she spoke.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall